Haile-Kanapaha Plantation House
Built c. 1854-56 by
Thomas Evans Haile, who had moved to Alachua County from Camden,
South Carolina, the Haile Homestead (originally named Kanapaha
Plantation after a Pre-Columbian Timucuan village which had existed
in the area) was designed to make the best of Florida's hot, humid
summers. Constructed primarily of heart pine, it stands on mortared
lime rock piers almost four feet tall that provide a cool draft
underneath (for perspective, notice the silhouette of the person in
the doorway). Well-shaded in the summer by a canopy of pine and live
oak, the roof was originally made of cypress shingles (replaced by
galvanized metal in 1937) and the rooms had 12-foot ceilings and
large windows with louvered shutters. The house blends in so well
with the natural surroundings that it appears deceptively smaller
than it is. In fact, it occupies approximately 7,000 square feet and
contains 10 rooms and two halls.
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